Canada at the Olympics Contents History | Hosting the Games | Medals | Records | Related pages | References | Other websites | Navigation menuwww.olympic.ca"Official abbreviations" at The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964, [p. 9 of 409 PDF]"'The Olympics is not a young horse game'""'Canada wins silver in team show jumping'"Canada profile at London2012.comCanadian Medals by Olympic GamesCBC Digital Archives - Gold Medal Athletes - 1948-1968CBC Digital Archives - Cold Gold: Canada's Winter Winners 1984–2002Most Canadian Olympic Medalse
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| Canada at the Olympics | |
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| IOC code | CAN |
| NOC | Canadian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www.olympic.ca (English) (French) |
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| Summer appearances | |
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| Winter appearances | |
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| Other related appearances | |
1906 Intercalated Games | |
Canada has been to every Winter Olympic Games and almost every Summer Olympic Games.
The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Canada is CAN.[1]
Contents
1 History
2 Hosting the Games
3 Medals
3.1 Hockey
4 Records
5 Related pages
6 References
7 Other websites
History |
A Canadian team was not at the 1896 Summer Olympics and the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics. Canada has won at least one medal at every Olympics. The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) is the National Olympic Committee for Canada.
Canada set a gold medals record in a single Winter Olympics during the 2010 Winter Olympics, which they hosted in Vancouver.
Hosting the Games |
Canada has hosted the Games three times.
| Games | Host city | Dates | Nations | Participants | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Summer Olympics | Montreal | July 17 – August 1 | 92 | 6028 | 198 |
| 1988 Winter Olympics | Calgary | February 13–28 | 57 | 1423 | 46 |
| 2010 Winter Olympics | Vancouver | February 12–28 | 83 | 2629 | 86 |
Medals |
Hockey |
Hockey has been Canada's best medal earning sport, along with curling. They have competed at every tournament in both sports.
M = Men's W= Women's B = Both
| Year | Players | Events | Medals | Gender that won | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | ||||
| 1920 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | M |
| 1924 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | M |
| 1928 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | M |
| 1932 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | M |
| 1936 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | M |
| 1948 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | M |
| 1952 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | M |
| 1956 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | M |
| 1960 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | M |
| 1964 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1968 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | M |
| 1972 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1976 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1980 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1984 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1988 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1992 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | M |
| 1994 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | M |
| 1998 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | W |
| 2002 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | B |
| 2006 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | W |
| 2010 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | B |
| Total | 26 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 18 | ||
Records |
In 2008, Equestrian show jumper Ian Millar was at his ninth Summer Olympics, tying the record for most Olympic games participated in set by Austrian sailor Hubert Raudaschl between 1964 and 1996. Millar was selected for ten straight Olympic teams, but was not at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[2] In 2008 Millar won his first medal, a silver medal in the team jumping event.[3]
Related pages |
- List of IOC country codes
References |
↑ "Official abbreviations" at The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964, [p. 9 of 409 PDF]; retrieved 2012-8-16.
↑ Martin Cleary (2008-08-08). "'The Olympics is not a young horse game'". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2008-08-13..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
↑ Doug Smith (2008-08-18). "'Canada wins silver in team show jumping'". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
Other websites |
Media related to Canada at the Olympic Games at Wikimedia Commons
- Canada profile at London2012.com
- Canadian Medals by Olympic Games
- CBC Digital Archives - Gold Medal Athletes - 1948-1968
- CBC Digital Archives - Cold Gold: Canada's Winter Winners 1984–2002
- Most Canadian Olympic Medals
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